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Wednesday, April 21 The Friends of the Mechanicsville Library will hold their next meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Library. Please join us! Contact Lee Ann Jewell at 559-9399 if you have any questions. Hanover Humane Society will hold a veterinary Wellness Clinic at its facility at 12190 Washington Highway in Ashland. The clinic provides routine vaccines, heartworm testing, and other preventive services. The clinic does not treat sick or injured animals. The clinic begins at 4 p.m. and concludes at 5:45 p.m. No appointments. Please visit www. hanoverhumanesociety.org for more information.
Thursday, April 22 The Lee Davis High School Class of 1990 will hold a Silent Auction / Fundraiser at Gus’ Italian Café, Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville from 6:30–9 p.m. The event is open to the public and fellow LD alum from other graduating classes. For more information, contact leedavis1990@gmail.com or visit http://www.leedavisreunions. com/90/.
Hanover Pump It Up. This is a community fundraiser; all proceeds will benefit the Autism Society. Pump It Up has donated their facility and employees for the evening and is arranging free pizza for the event. The Autism Society, Central VA is providing additional refreshments, fundraising incentives and volunteers. Please register at www.bounceforautism.org today! The Autism Society’s mission is to improve the lives of all affected by autism. We do this by increasing public awareness about the day-today issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the life span, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.
Friday, April 23 A fundraiser will be held at Winn’s Baptist Church at 7 p.m. The fundraiser will be to help with the medical expenses for Vincent Tickle, an 11 year old young man who has a rare type of cancer, Metastatic Malignant Thyroid/Soft Tissue Endocrine. Vincent and his mom, Jayme, travel to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas for treatment. Donating their time and ministering to us with their music will be The Coachmen, Homeward Bound, Vickie Lynn Bruce, Lifting Spirits and testimony and songs by Jayme Tickle. A love offering will be taken. Winn’s Baptist Church is located at 12320 Winns Church Road, Glen Allen. For more information call the church office at 798-5512 or Mary Lutz at 798-5513. Also check out their website at winnsbc.org.
April is National Autism The Primrose School of Awareness Month. The Autism Society, Central VA will host Atlee Commons will host its the second annual Bounce for annual Spring Fling. Activities Autism from 6-8 p.m. at the will include a petting zoo, sto-
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Dolly and Me Tea at the Atlee Branch Library at 10:30 a.m. Bring your favorite doll and enjoy scrumptious refreshments and listen to some fancy poetry. We’ll make gorgeous placemats and extraordinary napkins to go with our tea. Sponsored by the Friends of the Atlee Library. For more information call 559Saturday, April 24 Hanover County Festival of 0654 or visit the library at 9161 the Arts and Sciences 10-4 p.m. Atlee Road. Patrick Henry High School on Mechanicsville Riding Club Route 54 in Ashland. Our Fifth Fuzzy Horse Fun Show at Dorey Grade Chorus will sing at the Park, in Richmond. Warm up festival to represent our school. Please come out to see how tal- begins at 7:30 a.m. For more ented our artists and musicians information please visit www. from MES and all the other MechanicsvilleRidingClub.net. Hanover Schools are! There will Hanover Humane Society be many exhibits to see and food available for purchase too. will hold a dog adoption stand at its facility at 12190 Washington Plan to make a day of it! Highway in Ashland from 9-12 New Hanover Christian p.m. Cat adoption stands will School is holding a Spring be held at the Mechanicsville Fling from 2-5 p.m. There will and Virginia Center PetSmart be games, vendors, conces- stores from 11-3 p.m. Please sions, inflatables and a silent visit www.hanoverhumanesoauction. Located at the cor- ciety.org for available animals ner of Rural Point Rd. and Rt. and additional adoption infor301 in Mechanicsville. 10058 mation. Chamberlayne Rd. Steak dinner and silent auction at Huguenot United The Friends of the Methodist Church. from 6-7:30 Mechanicsville Library is havp.m. Have some fun and dine ing their first Used Book Sale at the new Branch from 9-2 p.m. on some terrific food—all for The Friends of the Library rais- only $20 per person. Come es funds to support program- early and stay until we close the ming at the Library such as the bidding so that you’ll be able to Summer Reading, Teen Movie take home your favorite items. Nights, weekly Story Time We have a limited number of author talks, and many others. tickets, so call today for your Donations of good condition tickets! Please call 272-6820 used books for the sale will be for tickets. The event is being gratefully accepted at the library held at 10661 Duryea Drive, circulation desk during regular Richmond, VA 23235. library hours. 7461 Sherwood Mechanicsville American Crossing Place Mech, VA 23111 Legion Post 175 will have a behind Arby’s restaurant on Rt. “moving sale” from 9-3 p.m. at 360. At this time they cannot the corner of Atlee and Rt. 301. accept magazines, encyclopedia, or Reader’s Digest Condensed books. Questions, contact the Sunday, April 25 library at 746-9615. Gospel Music Sing at New
ryteller, games, face painting, a silent auction, food and lots of fun! Proceeds from this event will be donated to Noah’s Children and Reach Out and Read. For more information, call 550-3400. The event will be held from 5:30-8 p.m.
Bethesda Baptist Church located at 9019 New Bethesda Road, Mechanicsville, Va. at 6 p.m. The event will feature Amy Ladd and Friends as well as Sonrise. A love offering will be taken. For more information please call 779-2101. Hanover Humane Society will hold a cat adoption stand at the Virginia Center PetSmart store from 2-5 p.m. Please visit www.hanoverhumanesociety. org for available animals and additional adoption information. TheNewHanoverJuBELLees, the adult handbell choir of New Hanover Presbyterian Church, will offer a concert beginning at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The event is free and open to the public. Using 31/2 octaves of English handbells and 3 octaves of handchimes, the JuBELLees play both traditional and contemporary worship music, as well as original handbell compositions and well-known music adapted for handbells. The Ensemble, a smaller group of ringers who enjoy the challenge of playing multiple bells, will also perform during the JuBELLees concert. In addition to the handbells, the program will feature singers and musicians from the church’s Praise Team and Chancel Choir, pianist/vocalist Emily O’Brien, harpist Jan Dowdell and percussionist Don Guthrie. For more information, see the group “New Hanover JuBELLees” on Facebook. New Hanover Presbyterian Church is located at the corner of Route 301 and Rural Point Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 730-9700
ing will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, Hanover County Social Services, 12304 Washington Highway, Ashland. This meeting is open to the public. Community Service Board of Hanover County will present “Firewalkers: Madness, Beauty and Mystery,” a program of new and vital concepts in dealing with mental illness, from 12:302:30 p.m. at the Richard S. Gillis Library on Railroad Avenue in Ashland. The free program is open to the public. For more information, call Betsy Brown at 798-4587. The Pamunkey Regional Library Board of Trustees will meet at 8: 30 a.m. at the Atlee Branch Library, 9161 Atlee Rd. Mechanicsville. The meeting is open to the public.
Wednesday, April 28 Testifying Toastmasters will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hanover Church of the Nazarene. The organization is trying to charter and needs 20 members. It is the only open Toastmasters club in Hanover. For more information, contact eesjresquire@ netscape.net. Northside Baptist Church located at 7600 Studley Road is hosting a Virginia Blood Services blood drive from 3:307:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Contact the church 746-4952 for additional information or to sign-up. General donor information is also available on the Virginia Blood Services. For more information please visit their website at http://www. vablood.org/.
The Newcomers (club for women new to the area) will Hanover County Department hold its monthly luncheon at of Social Services Board meet-
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